Sound Card for Logitech Z906

[morgoth61]

Hi.

I've bought a Logitech Z906 speakers and try to test it on my PC. Speakrs works fine independently but I've problem to use it with my PC - probably sound card communication problem.

I'm asking for an advice in choosing proper sound card for my hardware, so I can feel the difference in sound between my actual integrated card and the new one, and finally run the 5.1 Logitech speakers correctly. If there a sens in buying external card, so that is what I prefer.

I've tried to describe my problem on Logitech community forum, but no one helped. I paste my post from Logitech forum below - you can find there more info about my hardware and about this what is exactly my problem with Z906 speakers.

"I connected z905 5.1 speakers to my PC. My mainboard is MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) with integrated Realtek HD Audio. After connecting speakers I made a test (long push of INPUT button). Everything sounds like it should be, but when I test it through Manager Realtek HD Audio on my PC with 5.1 settings I didn't hear front speakers. But when I set speakers as 7.1 the front speakers was playing, but treated like rear side. Everything is connected correctly. Can you help me with that problem ?"

I have a 6.0.1.6849 driver version of Realtek HD Audio.

 

[Colif]

your driver version is old, download latest from here: link - change OS via drop down if not win 10 64bit

you can also run the playing audio troubleshooter and make sure all the channels are working, as I have Z906 and can get 5.1 out of the HD audio manager tester. The Z906 speakers don't count as full range either so untick that or you may not get sound out of a set of speakers.

 

[morgoth61]

Thanks for answer. When I installed 6.0.1.6849 it was newest version. Now I've reinstalled the driver, but effect is the same.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Anything in the sound options for 5.1 in control panel speaker settings? I'm using Z680 5.1 setup and Realtek ALC 1150 onboard. I get 5.1 using 3 analog cables as the optical TOSLINK only plays 2.1 unless its encoded for 5.1. However, I played 5.1 fine before w/X-Fi Titanium HD as well using optical cable. This card wouldn't fit w/ my current setup.

 

[Colif]

i assume you have the speakers in the 5.1 mode while testing... last week I updated drivers and then couldn't work out why i wasn't getting sound through my woofer and centre channel just to notice i had speakers set to the dual stereo mode. It doesn't help that 5.1 mode on the control unit has no light at all

I should have asked if you using analog or digital connection.

I didn't know long pressing input tested speakers, my last set had a button (Z5500) on the control unit for that.